In this post, I will tell you about configuring email settings for contact forms in Joomla! 3 will be done by going to System -> global Configuration->Server and changing settings under Mail Settings. the following works for Gmail or Google Apps email.
Configure Mail Settings for Gmail and Google Apps
The following settings should be used:
- Mailer -> SMTP
- From Email -> youremail@yourdomain.com
- From Name -> Either your site name or the contact’s name
- SMTP Authentication -> yes
- SMTP Security -> SSL
- SMTP Port -> 465 (Try this port first and if it does not work, try 587)
- SMTP Username -> youremail@yourdomain.com
- SMTP password -> your password for this email address
- SMTP Host -> smtp.gmail.com
*Be guaranteed to save your changes, and fill out your contact form on your web site front-end and press send to confirm that these changes have worked.
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